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w. A.TOWNSEND.

Dec. 19, 1922.

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FILED MAR. 24. 1921 INV EN TOR.

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Application fiIed March 24, 1921. Serial N0. 455,335.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, illman A. Town- SEND, citizenof the United States, residing at Hugo, incthe county of Choctaw and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signs, of which the following i is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in display signs the primary object of the invention being to provide a sign which can be easily asseirnbled with any kind of support and firmly clamped thereto.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a sign which preferably con sists of an illuminated easing of a configuration causing it to snugly fit its support,

whereby the sign will not be susceptible of vibration when it isused upon vehicles as.

it is my intention to so use the device.

Another object of the invention is to provide an illuminatedsign which is of extraon.

dinary simple construction thereby rendering the same manufacturable .at a minimumcost, and which at the present time possesses the rigidity and durability essential to devices of this character.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of the application and wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the in vention in its vendable form. t i

F igure 2 is a transverse section of the same.

Figure 8 is a front elevation ofa modified form of the sign.

Figure 4: is an end elevation of the same.

Figure 5 is a planview of the same.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail section of a portion of the modification.

Referring now to the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration are shown the preferred embodiments of my invention, the numeral 7 designates thesign in its on tirety and which is susceptible of many ap plications or uses, it however being understood that the device has been particularly designed for attachments to motor vehicles and preferably to the wind shields thereof whereby the indicia displayedby the sign may be readily seen by the public. V

The sign preferably consists of an elongated flat rectangular casing 8, the back of which is preferably plane so that llilllty fit snugly against its support.

n electric bulb support 9 is secured to the back of the casing and is positioned centrally within the casing whereby the electri c lamp 10 mounted upon the bracket will shed its light evenly upon a glass plate 11 suitably retained in the open front 12 of thecasing. Tl edges 13 of the casing bordering upon Lhe opening wardly thereofto prevent on ard displacementof the glass 11, while inwardinovement of theclatter is prevented by an inwardly extending flange; 142 disposed within the casing. it will of course be understood that this glass plate or translucent plate is provided with the indicia desired by the owner of the. sign.

Electric wires 15 lead from a source of current through the bottom of the casing to the electric lamp 10 or socket therefor and switch 16 is interposed in the wiring whereby the light may be controlled at will.

The modification of the invention embodies an inexpensive manner of retaining the glass plate 11 within the opening in the casing, and consists of providing channels in the two vertical edges and the bottom edge bordering upon the opening in the front of the casing. These channels 18 are estab lished by first bending the edges inwardly of the opening in the casing and upon each other and then bending the free edges inwardly of the opening so that they are arranged in spaced parallel relation to the portions of the edges bent upon themselves, as clearly seen in Figure 6. From this construction, it will be obvious that the glass plate 11 may he slipped into position within the channels 18 from the top of the casing.

As best seen in Figure a, the ends of the top and bottom of the casing are formed with tabs 19 which are adapted to be bent to engage the exterior surfaces of the two ends of the casing and are secured thereto in any suitable manner.

The means for retaining the sign upon a support consists of extending the top 20 of the casing rearwardly so that it projects a substantial distance beyond the rear plane face of the casing, in the form illustrated in Figure 1. As best seen in Figure 2, a pair of arms located adjacent opposite ends of the casing depend. from the top 20 in are turned in plane With the top of the'casing.

ends of the arms 21 depend as at 24'and' approximately the full height of the casing and each arm is provided with a pair of identically the same as those carried by the casing shown in Figures 1 and 2, the

only difference being the arms or depending portionsa-re not extensions or parts of an extended top of the casing, but are separate elements having their upper edges angularly disposed to lie approximately in the same are arranged at right angles to the angularly disposed portion sotha t the arms may be secured to the back of the illuminated casing inany desirable manner. Of course, it

will be obvious that these arms may be se-' cured to the casing in most any manner just so they provide a bridging or supporting portion adapted to rest upon the upper edge of a suitable support. The arms of the modification are likewise provided with thumb screws the same as the other form of These heads The free I invention for the same purpose. It is also within the purview of my present invention to have the arms 21 constructed of resilient material so that they together with the back ofthe casing form clips for frictionally engaging the support when the sign is slipped thereover.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference to what might be considered to be the approved or preterned form of my invention. I desire it to be understood that I may make such changes inth e construction, combination and ar rangement or parts, materials d mensions,

etc.,'"as may prove expedient andfall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A sign comprising an illuminated casing, the topthereot being extended rearwardly beyond the plane back of the casing, said 6X- tended top being provided withfa depend" ing portion arranged in spaced relationto theback of the casing, thumb screws passed through the depending portion, and cushion members fastened to the back-of the easing and disposed opposite the thumb screws in testimony whereofl affi-X'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM: n TOWNSEND,

Witnesses:

E. A: BURKE, O. M. ROBERTSON. 

